College basketball: Syracuses Fair Naismith finalist

SYRACUSE  Senior forward C.J. Fair of Syracuse is one of 50 student-athletes included on the 2013-14 Naismith Mens Player of the Year Trophy watch list, as announced by the Atlanta Tipoff Club on Thursday.

The Naismith Mens College Player of the Year award will be dwindled down to a mid-season list with 30 players on Feb. 25, followed by four finalists on March 23. The winner will be be announced on April 6 during the Final Four.

Fair is off to a stellar senior season, averaging 18 points and 5.5 rebounds per game, which includes a pair of 20-point performances with a career-high 26 against Fordham.

Fair and the No. 9 Orange tipoff in the EA Sports Maui Invitational at 5:30 p.m. on Mondayagainst Minnesota.

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